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Leaving Cert Geography: Satellite imagery

How often Satellite imagery comes up on the Geography papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 1 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024.

OL Asked on 8 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

June 2028 is the first exam on the new Geography course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Satellite imagery, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Satellite imagery.

(a)Weather satellite that stays above one point on the equator, keeping pace with the Earth's rotation?
  1. A polar-orbiting satellite
  2. A geostationary satellite
  3. A lunar probe
(b)Colour of healthy vegetation on a standard false-colour infrared image?
  1. White
  2. Blue
  3. Red
(c)EU Earth-observation programme whose Sentinel satellites monitor land, sea and air?
  1. Copernicus
  2. Erasmus
  3. Galileo
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(a) A geostationary satellite

(b) Red

(c) Copernicus

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Satellite imagery.

Higher Level

Asked on 1 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024SQ12
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 8 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026SQ5
2025SQ12
2024Not asked
2023SQ10
2022SQ5
2021SQ12
2019SQ12
2018Not asked
2017SQ12
2016SQ10

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Satellite imagery questions

Satellite imagery, 2 marks

Weather satellite whose images Met Éireann uses to track storms over Europe?

  1. Hubble
  2. Galileo
  3. Meteosat
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Meteosat

Meteosat satellites sit high above the equator and send a new picture of cloud over Europe and the Atlantic every few minutes.

Satellite imagery, 2 marks

Colour of deep water on a true-colour satellite image?

  1. Yellow
  2. Dark blue or black
  3. Bright red
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Dark blue or black

Deep water absorbs most light and looks dark; shallow water or water full of mud can look lighter blue or brown.

Satellite imagery, 2 marks

How does a large sandy desert appear on a satellite image?

  1. Yellow, orange or light brown
  2. Dark green
  3. White and grey swirls
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Yellow, orange or light brown

Bare sand and rock with no plant cover show as yellow, orange or light brown, often with ripples where sand dunes are.

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